HOTEL INFORMATION FOR THE WCCC IN CHARLESTON, WV
We have negotiated discounted rooms rates for the WCCC in Charleston, WV and these rooms have been blocked just for this event. So, when calling to make your reservations you MUST use the codes listed for each hotel or they will tell you there are no rooms available! If you are going to make reservations at any other hotel in Charleston, it would be helpful for our records to let the hotel know that you are in town because of the WCCC.
CHARLESTON MARRIOTT TOWN CENTER - HOST HOTEL
200 Lee Street East
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 1 (800) 228-9290 or (304) 345-6500
Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/crwwv-charleston-marriott-town-center/
CODE: WCC
Reservations must be made by 09/17/2012 by calling in only
Rates good from 10/03/2012 - 10/07/2012:
Single/double - $99.00 per night
All reservations must be accompanied by a first night room deposit or guaranteed with a major credit card or by Charleston Civic Center. Hotel will not hold any reservations unless secured by one of the above methods.
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CHARLESTON CIVIC CENTER
100 Civic Center Dr
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 1 (800) HOLIDAY or (304) 345-0600
Website: www.holidayinnexpresscharlestonwv.com
CODE: ICS
Reservations must be made by 09/12/2012
Rates good from 10/03/2012 - 10/07/2012:
Double - $99.00 per night
BEST WESTERN CHARLESTON PLAZA
101 Washington Street E
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 343-4661
Website: http://www.charlestonplazahotel.com/
CODE: mention the WCCC
Reservations must be made by 09/05/2012
Rates good from 10/05/2012 to 10/07/2012:
2 Double beds - $84.00 per night
FAIRFIELD INN CHARLESTON
1000 Washington Street E
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 343-4661
Website: http://www.charlestonwvhotel.com/
CODE: mention the WCCC
Reservations must be made by 09/05/2012
Rates good from 10/05/2012 to 10/07/2012:
2 Double beds - $95.00 per night
EMBASSY SUITES CHARLESTON
300 Court Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 347-8700
Website: www.embassysuitescharlestonwv.com
CODE: ICS
Reservations must be made by 09/12/2012 by calling in only
Rates good from 10/04/2012 to 10/07/2012
All rooms are suites
Single/double - $139.00 per night
Triple - $149.00 per night
Quad - $159.00 per night
There will be a charge of $10 per night for overnight self-parking.
HAMPTON INN SOUTHRIDGE
#1 Preferred Place
Charleston, WV 25309
Phone: (304) 746-4646
Website: http://www.hamptoncharleston.com/
CODE: WCC
Reservations must be made by 09/13/2012 by calling in only
Rates are good from 10/04/2012 to 10/07/2012
Singe/double - $99.00 per night
HAMPTON INN DOWNTOWN
1 Virginia Street W
Charleston, WV 25302
Phone: (304) 343-9300
Website: www.charlestondowntown.hamptoninn.com
CODE: C-ICS
Reservations must be made by 09/26/2012
Rates are good from 10/03/2012 to 10/07/2012
Single/multiple - $105.00 per night
WHEELING FEELING CHILI COOKOFF - JUNE 2, 2012
The email address that had previously been posted for contacting the chairperson (Rose Warmuth) of the Wheeling Feeling Chili Cookoff was hacked. If you signed up online for this cookoff in the last few months please take the time to sign up again using the new one listed here and on the website - chilicookoff@wheelingwv.gov
Thanks!
Rose
Chili Cooks Wanted
Entry Fee Reduced
OLD TOWN TEMECULA, CA – Old Town Temecula encourages all chili cooks to spice it up at Temecula’s Western Days Chili Cookoff Sunday, May 20. While chili cooks are firing up chili, zany cowboys conduct hourly old west shows and a High Noon Bank Robbery in town.
The chili cookoff is both an International Chili Society regional cookoff and a people’s choice event. The Red Chili fee has recently been reduced to $25 due to the high cost of gas. There are three ICS Categories, Red Chili, Chili Verde and Salsa. People’s Choice is for Red Chili and Chili Verde. Cooking and the cooks meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. People’s Choice Chili is available for tasting beginning at 11 a.m. at Town Square at Main and Mercedes Streets and continues until chili is gone.
A separate best People’s Choice Restaurant Category seeks the best Chili Chef in the Temecula Valley restaurants. Restaurants will receive table, chairs, power and canopy.
Prizes for Red ICS Chili are 1st, $500, 2nd, $300, 3rd, $100; Chili Verde 1st is $200, 2nd, $100 and 3rd, $50. People’s Choice receives $75 for first and a plaque, 2nd, $50 and 3rd, $25. The chief judge is Bob Dyer of Canyon Lake.
Awards are at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Applications are available online at www.temeculacalifornia.com or call (951) 678-1456.
Western days is celebrated Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20 , and includes old west skits, high noon shootouts, western music, calf roping lessons pony rides, a petting zoo, and a variety of costumed characters.
Old Town Temecula’s Gun Fighters will host a show of Southern California gunfight clubs both days with hourly performances from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Zany skits of the Old West are performed crowd approval. At high noon both days the Temecula Gunfighters treat the crowd to a comical bank robbery in the center of town featuring dozens of bad guys in a final shoot out with the sheriff and his posse.
Captain Billy from Theater-16 will roam about town with his 5-string Banjo plunky plunking away, teaching folks about the 5-string Banjo and entertaining visitors all weekend. Judy Taylor and Wild Oats trio will provide western music and rope tricks Sunday from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Old Town Temecula features over 100 antique stores, boutiques, and curio shops in a charming Old West setting. Arrive early Saturday to take in the Farmer’s Market held at Sixth and Front Street. The Market is open until noon.
Several fine restaurants offer a variety dining. To visit Old Town Temecula take the 15 Freeway to Rancho California Road or Highway 79 south and follow the signs leading to Old Town Front Street. Public parking is free. For more information call (951) 693-3952 or visit the website at www.temeculacalifornia.com.
CONTACT:
Agency – Melody Brunsting
(951) 252-5649
City of Temecula, (951) 694-6480
BACK TO BACKS IN ARIZONA - JUNE 9-10, 2012
Come one, come all to another year’s rendition of Chili Nirvana! The Flagstaff Chili Festival, consisting of the 29th Annual Route 66 Regional and the 41st Annual Arizona State Championship. Dates are June 9 and 10. The Route 66 features quite possibly the best trophy in all of chilidom, the Route 66 Gas Pump for the 1st place Red Chili winner. Like cooking in moderate temperatures? We are almost always in the mid 70’s in June. Like having good judges? We have a very experienced group here in town, plus a lot of well known ICS judges who join us. We have a nice cooks and judges party on Friday night, this year at Granny’s Closet. Enjoy cooking in the pines of Thorpe Park in Flagstaff, at a mere 7000 feet. It’ll take your breath away!!! For more info, contact Paul Whitney at golfnchili@aol.com or at 928-853-1161
CLARKSVILLE MISSOURI CHILI COOKOFF
PERRIS VALLEY CHILI COOKOFF NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
PERRIS: Chili cook-off draws contestants, classic cars
Press-Enterprise
The object is to create the best-possible red chili and win a spot at the annual World Champion Chili Cook-off in Charleston, W.Va. in October.
Click on the title above so see whole article
Press-Enterprise
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CHILI COOKOFF RESULTS
Result from SC State:
Salsa
3rd Chris Galloway SC
2nd Mike Wedin SC
1st Matt Lusk SC
Verde
3rd Judi Omerza PA
2nd Don Steuwe FL
1st Mary Parker NC
Red
3rd Jim Davidson NC
2nd Mary Parker NC
1st Place and representing the SC State at the 2012 WCCC Larry Weltikol (Hat Trick)
Great day, raised a ton of money for great npo’s and hats off to Chairman Jim Bright!
Next up ….the 2 day New England Regional Chili Cook Off!
Michael Freedman Chief Judge
TURN UP THE HEAT HOMESTYLE CHILI COOKOFF RESULTS
1ST ANNUAL “TURN UP THE HEAT” HOMESTYLE CHILI COOKOFF!!!
The first ever ICS Homestyle Chili Cookoff was held on Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, in conjunction with the “Burn Calories For Fuel” 5k/10k race for the benefit of Operation Fuel, the state’s only statewide energy assistance fund. Cooks came from as far away as Virginia ( Bryan Alcorn) and Maine (Bill and Sherie Noonan) to try to be the first to qualify to compete for the first prize ($10,000 TO BE SPLIT AMONGST THE WINNERS) at the WCCC Homestyle Chili Championship in Charleston, West Virginia in October. Isaiah Frechette, with help from “Mad Mike” Freedman, did a terrific job as cookoff chairman. Dave Schulman was Chief Judge and was ably assisted by Vicki Tankis as Head Scorekeeper. The event was very well attended and everyone had a great time.
The winners were:
People’s Choice:
2nd Place - Scott Navaroli
1st Place - Ian McDaid
Homestyle Chili:
3rd Place - Mario Saccoccio
2nd Place - Alison Saccoccio (won tie breaker)
1st Place - Ian McDaid (Rookie cook)
Carol Hancock has been working for a long time to get the Homestyle Chili category going to create opportunities for inexperienced cooks to compete on a more level playing field with experienced cooks. We all know how difficult it is to get up to speed to be competitive in traditional competition chili. This event shows why this approach can be successful. The winner was a rookie cook who beat a field of experienced cooks, including some who have been very successful in winning people’s choice. He now plans to start entering traditional competitions. It would be great if this concept succeeds as it would greatly expand the rolls of the ICS and create many more opportunities for people to experience the fun of competition chili cooking.
Dave Schulman
TEHACHAPI CHILI COOKOFF - JUNE 16, 2012
Come One, Come All!!!
We need Cooks & Judges
Main Street Tehachapi
Green St & Tehachapi Blvd.
Let’s keep this a Regional - remember new rules MUST have 10 contestants in all catagories - but 20 in Red to keep it a Regional
Entry Fees
Red - $30.00 & 1 gal. PC
Verde $25.00
Salsa $10.00
Prizes
Red - $500 1st
$300 2nd
$100 3rd
Verde - $300.00
$200 2nd
$100 3rd
Salsa - $100
$ 50 2nd
If you plan on cooking PLEASE go the website & sign-up or if you plan on coming out just to judge, please contact Barry Steinberg, (818)887-1467 or ripchili@sbcglobal.net. We are looking forward to another GREAT cook-off. See ya there!
PALM SPRINGS COOKOFF VIDEO
Here’s a video I made of the Palm Springs cookoff…
http://vimeo.com/40400134
Jim Stoddard
